Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Half of the United States will have access to next-gen 5G networks next year, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said in an interview with CNBC, citing the company’s upcoming ability to share spectrum between 4G and 5G users using dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) technology. However, he also predicted that it won’t be until 2024 that half of the population will own devices that are able to connect to this network.
It’s a big prediction from Vestberg, not least because Verizon’s focus on using the high-speed yet relatively short-range mmWave technology means that its 5G network is currently only available in very specific locations within the cities where it’s launched. Making its network available across half of America would require Verizon to...
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Verizon’s CEO thinks half of the US will have access to 5G next year
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